Professionals seeing rising need for holiday mental health issues
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Mental health professionals are seeing a high spike this holiday season for those needing counseling and other mental health help.
Firearm-injured kids have a high rate of developing new mental health diagnoses
Children and teens who survive a firearm injury have a high rate of developing new mental health diagnoses in the year afterward, even compared with kids who suffered injuries in a motor vehicle crash, a new study shows.
Ghana: Chaining People with Mental Health Conditions Persists
Ghana’s government has taken inadequate steps to end the chaining and inhumane treatment of people with real or perceived mental health conditions – psychosocial disabilities – in faith-based and traditional healing centers despite a 2017 ban on such treatment, Human Rights Watch said today.
Students sue Yale University, alleging discrimination against students with mental health disabilities | CNN
The lawsuit alleges the university forced students to withdraw from the school after showing severe mental health disability symptoms.
Prenatal intervention benefits mothers’ mental health up to eight years later
A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers' mental health up to eight years later, a new UC San Francisco study finds.
Lawyer wellness and mental health | Maryland Daily Record
Lawyer wellness statistics are depressing. According to the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Lawyer Well Being, lawyers rank eighth in a study of suicide by occupation, with a rate 1.33 times the national norm. This is the tip of the iceberg. Compared to other professions, lawyers drink too much and have higher rates of ...
Lawmakers work to give students more access to mental health resources
Wednesday, lawmakers heard directly from students who say the problem is only going to get worse unless Congress steps in to provide students with the support they need.
More Kids Are Showing Up To ERs With Mental Health Crisis
WARNING: You're going to hear from doctors and a family talk about suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and about children who've killed themselves.